#guitarist

It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up. ↗

— Alvin Lee

#began #big #big band #charlie #christian

Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. ↗

— John Mayer

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In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody. ↗

— Brad Paisley

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When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists. ↗

— Andres Segovia

#circle #composers #guitar #guitarists #i

I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived. ↗

— Kevin Eubanks

#greatest #guitarist #i #i think #jazz

If you're a guitarist, you should not be intimidated by using your instrument as a synthesizer, but you shouldn't feel that you have to own one, either. ↗

— Andy Summers

#feel #guitarist #instrument #intimidated #own

I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

#blues #girl #guitarist #how #i

I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#great #guitarist #i #i can #jazz

I don't see myself as such an important guitarist. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#i #important #myself #see #such

When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs. ↗